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The Police have arrested a 36-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of theft of wedding money boxes.

On 5 April 2025 at 12.49pm, the Police were informed of an alleged theft case at a hotel located along Beach Road, after an unknown man allegedly took away two wedding money boxes containing “ang pows”, red packets containing cash, estimated to be around $50,000 at a wedding reception.

Through ground enquiries and with the aid of images from CCTV, officers from Central Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on 7 April 2025. Cash amounting to $3000 was recovered and seized as case exhibit. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had possibly premeditated the theft of the wedding money boxes and also changed into a different attire after the alleged incident.

The man will be charged in court on 9 April 2025 with the offence of theft under Section 379 of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, and a fine.

The Police have zero tolerance towards such brazen acts and will not hesitate to act against those who blatantly disregard the law.

Cash seized